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WEEKLY SHANTY SCHEDULE

2021 SHANTY ARTISTS

APPLY & INFO

Bismore Park Welcome Center and Gateway Greeters: information and activities

VISIT THE SHANTY ARTIST PAGE TO VIEW PARTICIPATING ARTISTS THIS SEASON

HYANNIS HYARTS ARTIST SHANTIES - TWO LOCATIONS ON OCEAN STREET, HYANNIS:
BISMORE PARK AND HARBOR OVERLOOK

                                                        

BISMORE PARK

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Bismore Park Hyannis HyArts Artist Shanties
180 Ocean Street, Hyannis MA

HARBOR OVERLOOK

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Harbor Overlook Hyannis HyArts Artist Shanties
51 Ocean Street, Hyannis MA

Visit the Shanties

2021 November and December SPECIAL EVENTS:
'Gingerbread Lane' at the Harbor Overlook | 51 Ocean Street

  • PARK AND WALK!
    FREE parking steps away in the Barnstable Town Hall Parking Lot.
    Walk through the Hyannis Village Green along the Walkway-to-the-Sea to the Harbor Overlook.
    Additional Public Parking Lots are steps away from Main Street! Town Hall, Red Cross, North Street parking lots – FREE, up to six hour.   Ocean St. & Bismore Park lots are metered.REMEMBER:  The artist shanties at the Harbor Overlook are decorated like gingerbread houses all season long, with colorful candies, icing and gingerbread characters for extra fun memories and holiday pictures. From cookie shutters with hand cut sprinkles, icing trim, wrapped candy sticks to donut accents and peppermint treats take photos by your favorite sweet treats.   Hyannis Main street merchant windows are decked out for the holidays and bright lights and bows aglow in the trees along Hyannis Main Street set the mood for a festive outdoor shopping. Take a fun photo in front of the giant holiday greeting card on the Hyannis Village Green Bandstand.

    Nov. 26 + Nov. 27, 2021 , BLACK FRIDAY & SMALL BUSINESS SHOP LOCAL SATURDAY
    11:00 am - 3:00 pm   'Gingerbread Lane' at the Harbor Overlook

           Artist market | singing puppets | caroling karaoke| hot food and libations
    ribbon wishing walk | good fun and cheer for all ages! 

    FESTIVITIES INCLUDE:

    ARTIST HOLIDAY MARKET
    Support your local creatives and find something hand-made, designed or crafted by Cape Cod Artists!

    HOT FOOD & DRINKS!

    StoryWalk™ :
    My Snow Day/Meu Dia de Neve, by Ally Nathaniel is the featured bilingual StoryWalk™ at ‘Gingerbread Lane’ at the Harbor Overlook. Receive a free book and craft during the special , while supplies last courtesy of  hyannislibrary.org

    HOGWARTS HOLIDAY!
    The Hyannis and Marstons Mills Public Libraries have teamed up to create a bewitching shanty for all to enter and take pictures in a magical Hogwarts holiday scene.  Take home a free book and Harry Potter themed craft.  Watch out for Professor Snape, he is a bit of a humbug this time of year!

    RIBBON WISHING WALK:
    Share a special wish on the colorful ribbon wishing walk.
    Add your ribbon wish with the others and feel the colorful collective energy of a community’s aspirations and hopes. Celebrate making wishes and art!

    CAROLING KARAOKE
    Get your jingle jams on with holiday tunes and more!

    HAPPY CABBAGE PATCH PUPPET THEATER SHOWS:
    Short shows and meet & greets throughout the day.

    Meet the Happy Cabbage Patch puppets, Mario the Penguin, Zelda the pig, the Crow and bunnies.   Entertaining for visitors of all ages and hands-on meet and greet for photos afterwards!  These are free outdoor shows.

    Friday, 11/26 and  Saturday, 11/27 :
    Noon, 12:45pm, 1:30pm and 2:15pm.
    Shows run approximately 10 minutes, with a 10 minute meet and greet after each show.

     

 

 

December 4, 2021   :  'Gingerbread Lane' at the Harbor Overlook, 11:00am to 5:00pm
This event takes place during the Hyannis Main Street Stroll and before the Hyannis Harbor boat parade. Plan to spend the day!
           

              ANNUAL HYANNIS VILLAGE MAIN STREET HOLIDAY STROLL * LOVE LOCAL FEST HOLIDAY EDITION                                      *GINGERBREAD LANE AT HARBOR OVERLOOK * HYARTS CAMPUS * HYANNIS BOAT PARADE!

 

                                                              Petting zoo & pony rides | Love Local Fest |puppet shows| live music
                                                                          hot food and libations |  boat parade | good fun and cheer!

A variety of activities are scheduled along Main Street, Hyannis Village Green, Harbor Overlook, HyArts Campus and Bismore Park.

Love Live Local proudly presents their Love Local Fest, Holiday Edition, on the Hyannis Village Green, featuring 100 local vendors as well as food trucks, craft beverage gardens and kids activities!

Gingerbread Lane at the Harbor Overlook is another area for fun with puppet shows, game zone, artist market, food and drink and the shanties are decorated as whimsy gingerbread houses.

The Hyannis HyArts Arts  Campus has open studios and holiday market and activities

Hyannis Harbor is the site of the Boat Parade and Santa’s arrival by boat.
Just prior to the boats in the harbor enjoy music by Cool 102 and treats for sale, sponsored by the Greater Hyannis Civic Association.

Free parking is available in the Barnstable Town Hall, Red Cross, North Street and Ocean Street public parking lots during the stroll.  This downtown Hyannis Event is spearheaded by the Hyannis Main Street Business Improvement District event and in collaboration with the Greater Hyannis Civic Association, the Greater Hyannis Chamber of Commerce, Love Live Local and Hyannis HyArts Cultural District | ArtsBarnstable.

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GINGERBREAD LANE at the HARBOR OVERLOOK:  at the end of  Hyannis Village Green|51 Ocean Street
11:00am -5:00pm:

ARTIST HOLIDAY MARKET

Support your local creatives and find something hand-made, designed or crafted by Cape Cod Artists!


HOT FOOD & DRINKS!

Visit the Pizza Barbone pizza truck and Cape Cod Distillery is on site with a variety of treats & beverages & cordials for sale to keep you warm and toasty.

StoryWalk™ :

My Snow Day/Meu Dia de Neve, by Ally Nathaniel is the featured bilingual StoryWalk™ at ‘Gingerbread Lane’ at the Harbor Overlook. Receive a free book and craft during the special, while supplies last courtesy of  hyannislibrary.org

RIBBON WISHING WALK:

Share a special wish on the colorful ribbon wishing walk.

Add your ribbon wish with the others and feel the colorful collective energy of a community’s aspirations and hopes. Celebrate making wishes and art!

CAROLING KARAOKE

Get your jingle jams on with holiday tunes and more!

HAPPY CABBAGE PATCH PUPPET THEATER SHOWS:

Short shows and meet & greets throughout the day.Meet the Happy Cabbage Patch puppets, Mario the Penguin, Zelda the pig, the Crow and bunnies.   Entertaining for visitors of all ages and hands-on meet and greet for photos afterwards.

These are free outdoor shows. Noon, 12:45pm, 1:30pm, 2:15pm, 3:00pm

Shows run approximately 10 minutes, with a 10 minute meet and greet after each show.

SHIPYARD BOULDER GAME ZONE:

Fun for all ages, play all your favorite outdoor games! Play some creative games to get your body moving and challenge your mind. All ages can participate!

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HYANNIS MAIN STREET FESTIVITIES:

Visits with Santa, petting zoo and pony rides, carolers and local musicians, ice-carving, balloon twisting and jugglers, trolley rides, Cookie Stroll Contest, in which visitors can vote for their favorite cookie from participating businesses, as well as the Santa’s Reindeer Roundup, a scavenger hunt to find all of Santa’s hidden reindeer with prizes for participants.

SANTA SIGHTINGS!  Santa arrives by fire truck, then visit in a few spots along Main Street:

Noon-1:00pm:     The Jolly guy arrives by antique fire truck at the big clock on the corner of Main and

Winter Streets, and meets and greets all!

1:30pm-2:30pm: Meet and greet with Santa at Katie’s Ice Cream at the corner of Main and Bassett.

ACTIVITIES GALORE! Music, food, crafts, petting zoo, trolley & more—11:00am - 4:00pm

-Free activities along the street throughout the day sponsored by Hyannis Main St. BID & businesses

-11am to 2:00pm, Petting Zoo and pony rides

-Cookie Stroll Contest - vote for your favorite cookie from participating businesses

-Santa’s Reindeer Roundup, a scavenger hunt to find all of Santa’s hidden reindeer with prizes

-Carolers and live music; ice carvings; downtown trolley rides

-Balloon twisters, jugglers, & stilt walkers-look for them along the street!

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HYANNIS VILLAGE GREEN |LOVE LOCAL FEST HOLIDAY EDITION | 367 Main Street

11:00am -5:00pm:

ARTIST HOLIDAY MARKET

Support your local creatives and find something hand-made, designed or crafted by Cape Cod Artists!

100 local vendors &food trucks, craft beverage gardens and kids activities!

Love Live Local is a Cape Cod organization dedicated to community advocacy and educating consumers on the importance of shopping local. Our mission is to foster an economically sustainable, creative and exciting future for the Cape and help all those who love this place participate in keeping it special.

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HYANNIS HYARTS ARTS CAMPUS: Next to Hyannis Village Green, corner of South and Pearl Street
46 Pearl-Mellissa Morris Studio and 50 pearl garage Studio: Graceful Fire Glass, open studios

50 Pearl - Anne Tochka Gallery & Art Studio Holiday Show

Guyer Barn - Cape Cod Creatives Holiday Pop-Up

Join the artists from Cape Cod Creatives for a colorful holiday reception and sale, featuring a create-your-own holiday wrapping print activity to benefit Cape Kids Meals and mini-photo sessions for furry friends.

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HYANNIS HARBOR BOAT PARADE  & Santa’s arrival by boat! | BISMORE PARK: 180 Ocean Street

Watch Santa arrive by boat in this unique celebration! Santa’s Boat Parade sponsored and organized by the Greater Hyannis Civic Association provides fun activities for kids, music from Cool 102, chowder, hot chocolate, coffee and cookies for sale, starting at 4:00pm.

4:00pm: enjoy harbor views and music by Cool 102.

4:30 pm: boats enter the harbor, lighting the way for Santa to arrive by police boat!

4:45pm: Santa heads to the docks, makes his way to his special shanty to meet & greet children.

 

SHOP AND DINE ALONG MAIN STREET ALL DAY AND EVENING

Special deals and refreshments in shops and restaurants along the street!

 

PARK AND WALK!

Free parking at Town Hall, Red Cross, North Street and Ocean Street lot and Bismore Park parking lots.

 

 

 

2022 HOURS & DATES:
Many artists open early and stay late.

Bismore Park & Harbor Overlook location
OPENING DAY, Friday, May 20, 2022

    • Spring Weekends, Friday- Sunday, plus Monday, Memorial Day,
      May 20 -June 19, 2022
      11:00 am - at least 6:00 pm
    • June 20 through Sunday, September 25, 2022, seven days a week
      • From June 27 through August 28, 2022, seven days a week
        11:00 am - 8:00 pm
      • August 29 - September 25, 2022, seven days a week
        11:00 am - 6:00 pm
    • Fall Weekends, Friday - Sunday
      September 30 - Oct 23, 2022
      11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Nov & Dec:
Gingerbread Lane at the Harbor Overlook & BIsmore Park

    • Nov. 25 + Nov. 26, 2022 Holiday Artist Market
      BLACK FRIDAY & SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
      11:00 am - 3:00 pm
    • December 3, 2022   Holiday Artist Market
      NOON - 5:00 pm
      This event takes place during the Hyannis Main Street Stroll and before the Hyannis Harbor boat parade.
      Plan to spend the day!

GENERAL INFORMATION

Cost:
The HyArts Artist Shanties are free to browse. Most artists accept either cash or credit card, but each has their own policies so be prepared.

ATMS & Banks:
ATMs by ticket office near Spanky's and next to Hy-Line Ferry
Several banks are within walking distance along Main Street including TD Bank, Bank of Cape Cod, Rockland Trust, Santander, Bank of America

Public Restrooms:
Bismore Park: Visitor Center, Open daily

Harbor Overlook: Town Comfort Stations - Barnstable Town Hall Parking Lot, Open daily

Dining:
There are over 40 restaurants along Main Street and several overlooking Hyannis Inner Harbor. Both shanty locations have picnic tables, Adirondack chairs and plenty of grass for spreading a picnic blanket.

Public Art: Then and Now, Tales of the Sea and Oysters
Each shanty at Bismore Park is named for one of the seven villages in the Town of Barnstable. The exteriors of each shanty feature photographs from each of the town of Barnstable's seven villages. Visitors will also see a large mural at the end of the shanty walkway and by the Greeter Island, large scale garden 'Oysters'.

PARKING AND DIRECTIONS

Directions:

Visitor Parking:
Park and Walk! Get your steps in with ease, all the sites and sounds in HyArts Cultural District are just steps away from the Town Hall free (up to six hours) parking lot as well as the metered lots in the HyArts Cultural District.

Free Public Parking:

Metered Public Parking:
Ocean Street Parking Lot, Bismore Park Parking Lot and Street Spaces

More Parking Information Including Locations, Hours, Costs: Town of Barnstable Parking Management

visual map of parking locations, see listing above

ABOUT:

This Town run program provides affordable rental space for Cape Cod artists and artisans to work and sell at these "seaside studios". This program provides prime visibility and opportunities for artists to gain and improve business, marketing and selling skills, connect with other artists and meet visitors from around the region and the world.

The Bismore Park Shanties are named for the town's seven villages and each shanty exterior features past and present images of the town of Barnstable's seven villages. The Harbor Overlook shanties are named for Town of Barnstable beaches: Sandy Neck Beach, Craigville and Keyes.

Artist Application
2021 Shanty Artists

Weekly Shanty Schedule

Activities at the Shanties

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art-full days 2019 schedule
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HyArts Artist Shanty History and Mission

In 2005, the Town of Barnstable designed and built a boardwalk and installed seven artist shanties at Bismore Park, Ocean Street, Hyannis, to serve as affordable, unique studio and gallery space for local artists and artisans. The shanty program, an integral component of the Hyannis HyArts Cultural District spring through fall program, has flourished and continues to grow each year, garnering overwhelmingly positive feedback from both the arts community and residents and visitors.

Since it’s inception this arts program has been a successful venue for participating artists. In the first season, 11 artists participated in this artist incubator program, currently over 95 participate each year. In 14 seasons (through 2018) the collective earnings of more than 700 artists are over one million dollars.

The program is designed to support arts and culture in downtown Hyannis with the ultimate goal of increasing visitors to the harbor area and downtown. Over 850,000 visitors have visited the shanties since 2005.

Through prior funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council Adams Grant and programming support from our Hyannis HyArts Cultural District partners, hundreds of artists have enjoyed increased sales and recognition through their participation in the artist shanty program.

The success of this program continues today, and we thank local and regional media outlets and our cultural district partners including the Hyannis Main Street Business Improvement District (BID), Cape Cod Art Center (CCAC), Arts Foundation of Cape Cod (AFCC), Cape Cod Maritime Museum, the Greater Hyannis Chamber of Commerce, and value the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce promotional support.

Program Info for Current Shanty Artists

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Email: artsbarnstable@town.barnstable.ma.us